Capitol Christmas Tree Is Back, and Shining
From Times Wire Reports
Lighting up the chilly night with a flick of a switch, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert illuminated this year’s Capitol Christmas -- not “holiday” -- Tree.
Known as the Capitol Holiday Tree since the 1990s, the Engelmann spruce towering over the Capitol’s West Lawn became a symbol of the Republican-led Congress’ resolve to reinstate the use of the word “Christmas.”
The 65-foot spruce is decorated with 10,000 lights and 3,000 ornaments. It will shine through Jan. 1.
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